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VINCENT, Victor Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1304 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, February 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service was held on 24 February 1978 and the ashes were collected |
| Memorials: | Wangaratta High School Roll of Honor, Wangaratta and District Victory Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe chest wound. Transferred to England on 2 August 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1304, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob Arthur Vincent and Edith Rose Vincent nee Payne of Vincent Street, Wangaratta, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin on 4 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Victor married Amy Blanche Dalton in Victoria.